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CEST Proceedings are published under the ISSN 2944-9820.

Noise footprint of tourist accommodations: a novel approach towards soundscape quality assessment

(Corresponding) Tsaligopoulos A., Kyvelou S., Klontza E., Matsinos Y., Lekkas D.
Topic: 
ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH AND WELL-BEING
Environmental noise is a global problem with multiscale consequences, affecting human well-being, environmental health and business efficiency. Several tourist accommodations aiming towards a more competitive and profitable business, produce the by-product of noise thus resulting in a higher noise...Read more
Keywords: 
Noise footprint; Net-zero noise; Noise map
Paper ID: 
cest2023_00049

The chemical exposome in brain cancer: an exploratory study.

Gil-Solsona R., Pons-Escoda A., Díez S., Gutiérrez-Martín D., Vidal-Sarró N., Bruna J., Dadvand P., Majós C., (Corresponding) Gago-Ferrero P.
Topic: 
Biomonitoring
Diffuse gliomas are a highly heterogeneous and aggressive brain tumours with poor prognosis and survival and few established risk factors. Environmental exposures are suspected in the pathogenesis of these tumours; however, results of existing studies are limited and inconsistent, particularly for...Read more
Keywords: 
Glioma, Environmental exposure, High resolution mass spectrometry (HRMS), organic chemicals, non-target analysis.Glioma, Environmental exposure, High resolution mass spectrometry (HRMS), organic chemicals, non-target analysis.
Paper ID: 
cest2023_00052

Development and application of a LC-HRMS method for the identification and quantification of CECs concern in urine

Gutiérrez-Martín D., Sánchez-Resino E., Restrepo E., Golovko O., López-Serna R., Marquès M., Aalizadeh R., Thomaidis N., Gago-Ferrero P., (Corresponding) Gil-Solsona R.
Topic: 
Biomonitoring
Chemicals are everywhere in our daily lives, and we encounter them through various pathways. Human biomonitoring (HBM) is commonly used to understand our exposure to these chemicals. Traditionally, HBM focused on a limited number of chemicals analyzed with specific instruments. However, recent...Read more
Keywords: 
Human biomonitoring (HBM), Non-target, Method validation, Deconjugation, Glucuronidation
Paper ID: 
cest2023_00053

Drinking water from surface and ground water: production costs and influence of the climate change

(Corresponding) Verlicchi P., Grillini V., Maffini F., Benini A., Casoni R., Mari M.
Topic: 
Water treatment
Drinking water production may be affected by climate changes (i.e. intense rainfall events and high temperature periods) which impact on the availability and quality of the water source, above all surface water bodies. Efforts are being made to adopt the best strategies in the drinking water...Read more
Keywords: 
climate change, drinking water treatment plant, groundwater, production costs, surface water
Paper ID: 
cest2023_00057

Removal of heavy metals from real mine tailings coupling electrokinetic soil flushing and Bioleaching

Acosta-Hernández I., Muñoz Morales M., Rodríguez Romero L., Villaseñor Camacho J., (Corresponding) Fernandez-Morales F.
Topic: 
Soil and groundwater contamination and remediation
In the present work, polluted mine tailings from the abandoned Pb/Zn mine of San Quintín (Ciudad Real, Spain) have been treated by an innovative in-situ bioleaching process. Bioleaching uses the capacity of certain microorganisms of oxidizing iron and/or reduce sulphur which enhance the process of...Read more
Keywords: 
electrokinetics, heavy metal removal, bioleaching, mine tailings
Paper ID: 
cest2023_00058

Vulnerability of Informal Settlements to Flood Disasters: A Review of Public Health Implication

(Corresponding) OLANREWAJU C., REDDY M.
Topic: 
Urban environment and health
Floods are the most frequent disasters in the world with devastating effects on millions of people and the natural environment. The health status of any community is directly affected by the quality of their housing and the environmental risks they are exposed to. Rapid urbanization and the...Read more
Keywords: 
Floods; Healthcare; eThekwini Metropolitan area; Informal settlements; Environment.
Paper ID: 
cest2023_00059

Re-assessment Estimation of the Wastewater Treatment Plants’ Seismic Vulnerability

(Corresponding) Kerpelis P., Golfinopoulos S., Alexakis D.
Topic: 
Sustainability & the SDGs
Many empirical studies use questionnaires for the vulnerability estimation of technical structures. Wastewater Treatment Plants (WWTPs) are critical infrastructure whose the seismic impacts may affect the environment and the society. Interesting results are revealed from the comparison of seismic...Read more
Keywords: 
Wastewater Treatment Plants, Questionnaire, Vulnerability, Seismic Vulnerability, Reliability.
Paper ID: 
cest2023_00061

Domestic Photo-Voltaic installations - their contribution and practcalities

(Corresponding) Venables R.
Topic: 
Renewable energy sources
The roofs of domestic-scale properties used to haveone overall main function – to keep the weather out. But since the first solar-PV panels were fitted in the UK in 1994, it has become increasingly clear that, to reduce carbon emissions and thus contribute to the transition to net-zero, all...Read more
Keywords: 
Renewable energy sources; Net Zero emission transition; photo-voltaics; impact of citizen science on environmental attitudes, behaviour and knowledge
Paper ID: 
cest2023_00062

Domestic water consumption determinants in urban neighborhoods: A case study of Vijayawada, India

(Corresponding) Bandari A., Puttaparthi P., Sadhukhan S.
Topic: 
Water policy, management and society
Domestic water consumption accounts for a large share of urban water demand. The present study discusses a study on domestic water consumption in ten different neighborhoods in Vijayawada, India. The study examines the relationship between per capita water consumption and various socio-economic,...Read more
Keywords: 
Domestic water consumption, determinants, neighborhood, per capita water consumption, consumption pattern
Paper ID: 
cest2023_00065

Climate change, overheating and public health: analysis of dynamic and correlations in EU regions

(Corresponding) Tsemekidi S., Tsoutsos T.
Topic: 
Climate change impacts, vulnerability and risks
An intense concern about global warming and increased temperatures as a result of climate change has been observed worldwide during the last decades. The need for cooling expressed in Cooling Degree Days (CDD) at the EU level has increased by 169.8% since 1980. Extreme temperatures, intense...Read more
Keywords: 
climate change; overheating; correlation; mortality; vulnerability; public health
Paper ID: 
cest2023_00066